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Man Who Lived in an Iron Lung Since 1953 Dies After Covid Diagnosis
Paul Alexander, a Dallas man who’s lived in an iron lung since contracting polio at the age of six, has died at 78, according to a GoFundMe page set up by a friend. An official cause of death was not announced, but Alexander’s TikTok page noted in late February that he’d been hospitalized with Covid-19.…
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Trump Supporter Pleads Guilty to Vandalising Own Garage With ‘Biden 2020’ for Profit
A Minnesota man has pleaded guilty to wire fraud after he set up a hoax in which he claimed people had spray-painted left-wing messages on his garage, including “Biden 2020,” an anarchy symbol, and “BLM,” and set fire to several vehicles, according to a press release from the U.S. Department of Justice. It’s not illegal…
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Texas AG Launches Investigation Into GoFundMe’s Removal of ‘Freedom Convoy’ Campaign
Texas attorney general Ken Paxton said he’s launching an investigation into GoFundMe following the company’s decision to take down a fundraising effort for an anti-vaccine mandate protest in Canada. Paxton’s Civil Investigative Demand, which comes on the heels of mounting Republican outrage over GoFundMe, will probe to determine whether the crowdsourcing company violated Texas’ Deceptive…
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Boomer Funding Liver Transplant Gets Huge Donation From Facebook Group That Makes Fun Of Boomers
“Air compressor/ twords liver transplant” reads Pennsylvania-native Gary Rider’s Facebook Marketplace listing. “Older air compressor, working as it should.i need a liver transplant.procedes go twords it,” Gary says in the body. When the silly Facebook group called “a car club where everyone acts like boomers” found the post, members didn’t just poke fun at the…